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  1. not disabled already? on Firefox 69 Will Disable Adobe Flash Plugin by Default (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    You mean it hasn't been disabled already?

  2. Linked to needs on Junk Food Cravings Linked To a Lack of Sleep, Study Suggests (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    When you're needy (like needing sleep), you'll try to fulfill your needs with anything (like food). If you want to loose weight, fulfill your needs, including non-hunger needs.

  3. This is really about Azure. This is another example where MS isn't thinking about on-prem.

  4. OpenStack self install on Mark Shuttleworth Reveals Ubuntu 18.04 Will Get a 10-Year Support Lifespan (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    For those of us who don't have $75,000 to install OpenStack, you can do it yourself, https://www.ubuntu.com/opensta...

  5. "DisplayMate said this means that it's now "absolutely pointless" to increase the display resolution and pixels per inch of the iPhone any further, since there would be "no visual benefit" for users."

    Clearly they haven't used Google Cardboard.

  6. Re:React on Google Says Angular 2 Will Support Python, Java (thenewstack.io) · · Score: 1

    The difference between Angular and React is that Angular is code in an HTML document and React is HTML in a JS file. So Angular favors designers who do little or no JS coding. React requires everyone to code JS.

    It's a team skillset question, rather than which is superior.

  7. Unless you run in a circle on GPS Always Overestimates Distances (i-programmer.info) · · Score: 1

    ... like on a track. In which case it'll cut the corners and underestimate.

  8. Re:"Software Engineer" != "Programmer" on Should Programmers Be Called Engineers? (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    True, but I want the programmers I work with to be engineers -- people who make sure everything should work and not fall apart.

  9. Hard to imagine C coding in a web environment on WebAssembly and the Future of JavaScript · · Score: 1

    I don't give it much chance unfortunately. Even if I wanted to code in C (which I don't), I wouldn't be able to get it used in our development shop.

    However if they had a C# to WebAssembly compiler (that utilized the JS garbage collector), it would be much easier to start using this at work.

  10. Targets C++ again on WebAssembly: An Attempt To Give the Web Its Own Bytecode · · Score: 1

    The problem with asm.js (and now WebAssembly) is it targets C++ delevopers. No one who works on the web codes in C++. The best thing they can do for adoption is to compile from a langauge that web developers already use: C#, Java, ruby, python, etc. I'd love to use something like this, but I can't expect my coworkers to learn C++ and the company to buy C++ tooling.

  11. AI? on MIT Developing AI To Better Diagnose Cancer · · Score: 2

    Sounds like data mining

  12. Sounds like it's time for DANE, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.... SSL certificates via DNS

  13. Pendulum swinging back to static analysis on MIT Unifies Web Development In Single, Speedy New Language · · Score: 1

    It's nice to see the pendulum swing back to static analysis of your code. If you want static code analysis, GWT is very stable and all the issues worked out, which there will be in a 1.0 release. GWT's UIBinder is one 2.0 feature that cleans up your code quite a bit while keeping static code analysis. The compiler will error when Java code refers to UIBinder's HTML markup that doesn't exist.

  14. You've got one shot to store your data on Ask Slashdot: Choosing a Data Warehouse Server System? · · Score: 1

    When a piece of data come in, store it everywhere you need it. This might be aggregated tables (if you don't use indexed views) or whatever you may need. If you have background processes like ETL, you'll use a lot of your hardware for processing at the expense of queries.

    Avoid ETL. You've got one shot to store your data everywhere.

  15. Version compatibility on Chrome 14 Beta Integrates Native Client · · Score: 1

    I've been following NaCl, and it worries me that the compiled code only works on a particular version of Chrome. NaCl 0.5 only works with Chrome 14, 0.4 works with Chrome 13, etc.

    http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/docs/running.html#browser

  16. I've been saying on Amazon Outage Shows Limits of Failover 'Zones' · · Score: 1

    Downtime comes from people. The more people involved, the more downtime you'll have.

  17. 2 weakest points of Java on Gosu Programming Language Released To Public · · Score: 1

    Two weakest points of Java are:

    1) Date/Time objects
    2) Generics

    as compared to C#/.Net -- having worked professionally in both. No langauge is going to fix these two.

    (Though you can use Joda for date/time handling.)

  18. Slashdot on User-Generated Content Vs. Experts · · Score: 1

    ... and putting an editorial layer ...

    Slashdot had an editorial layer with moderation and metamoderation ages ago. To me, ranking quality content (or in Slashdot's case, quality comments) isn't particularly new, or "Web 3.0".
  19. This wouldn't have happened without Linux on Microsoft Ties $235m IT Aid To Use of Windows · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You know, this wouldn't have happened without Linux. They'll charge as much as they can get away with. I guess they are starting to see real competition.

  20. Walking on Shake a Secure Bluetooth Connection · · Score: 1

    Imagine if merely walking or running triggers this. Imagine how easy it would be to connect two devices.

  21. Re:A good step... but not carbon neutral. on Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate · · Score: 1

    > this working microbial fuel cell takes C,H,O in as vinegar or cellulose, and outputs H2 and CO2! Do you really call that 'carbon neutral' as a fuel source?

    Vinegar and cellulose is made from plants that get CO2 from the air. It's taking CO2 from the air and returning it. Since the CO2 isn't mined and released in the air, it seems OK in my book.

  22. Re:Standard emulation/abstraction platform? on The Role of the Operating System In the Future · · Score: 1

    You just described Java.

    You did not take into account MS in your theory.

  23. Re:I don't get it on How Things Will Change Under IPv6 · · Score: 1

    Ahh bullsh**.

    Did you know that Skype routes other people's traffic through your connection, b/c they are behind a NAT? Two NAT'ed boxes makes it impossible for mere mortals to connect to each other.

    Granted, *some* people can setup port forwarding, but not my Grandmother.

  24. Mozilla impact on AOL Fight Narrows To Two Players · · Score: 2, Interesting

    AOL funds Mozilla developers, so if MS bought AOL, I can only imagine what would happen to them.

  25. Re:Subversion? on Software for a Virtual Office? · · Score: 1

    I agree.

    We use Subversion (see http://subversion.tigris.org/) with srvany (see http://www.iopus.com/guides/srvany.htm) at work on a Windows server and TortoiseSVN (http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/) on the clients and it works very well for code *and* documents. I would use SVN version 1.2 as it handles binary files better by being able to lock files.

    We find "svn:ignore" useful (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/svn-book.html# svn-ch-7-sect-2.3.3)
    And "svn:needs-lock" (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/nightly/en/svn.advanc ed.locking.html)